Six foods you should eat everyday

1. Yogurt

These beneficial bacteria help protect us from all sorts of illness and sickness. Yogurt is also a very good source of calcium for strong bones.

Aim for around one cup of natural, bio yogurt each day.

2. Tomatoes

Tomatoes are very high in an antioxidant called lycopene.

Lycopene is a potent disease fighter. And, getting some lycopene-rich foods into your diet everyday may help protect against certain cancers, including prostrate cancer.

It can also help reduce the risk of developing heart disease.

Tomato-based foods offer the highest concentrations of lycopene, and because carotenoids are fat-soluble nutrients, cooking tomatoes with a small amount of oil, or eating cooked tomatoes with a little fat, increases the amount of lycopene your body is able to absorb.

Tomato puree, soup and juice contain more lycopene than the fresh vegetable itself, because the lycopene is more available when cooked.

For example, one cup of canned tomato sauce provides around 75mg of lycopene, compared to 5mg in one cup of raw tomatoes.

Obviously, raw tomatoes are a wonderful food, too, so what I’m saying is, add a variety of cooked and raw tomatoes to your diet on a weekly basis, to gain these health benefits.

3. Blueberries

Blueberries are packed full of antioxidants, which can help protect against a whole host of diseases, including coronary artery disease, and even memory loss.

But, don’t forget that all fruits are a rich source of antioxidants.

Try to include a wide variety of different colored fruits in your diet over the course of one week, to make sure you are getting the whole spectrum of nutrients.

4. Garlic

Garlic has a wealth of health benefits.

It is filled with sulphur compounds, which help to guard against heart disease, stomach and colorectal cancer. It has anti-inflammatory proprieties. And, it is also a good source of selenium, and other nutrients.

You should aim to eat one garlic clove each day. Alternatively, have one serving of another allium vegetable, such as onions, scallions, shallots, leeks, or chives.

5. Broccoli

Broccoli is another food packed with sulphur compounds, making it a cancer fighter.

Half a cup of broccoli per day is enough to provide health benefits.

You should, however, also make sure you are eating a wide range of colorful vegetables throughout the week, including lots of other coniferous vegetables, like cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts, too.

6. Tea

Tea is rich in antioxidants, which again, has benefits for fighting heart disease, stroke, cancer, and many other illnesses.

When purchasing tea, I recommend choosing loose tea leaves, rather than tea bags, because these tend to have higher levels of antioxidants.

Green tea is one of the best choices you can make. So, aim for 3 cups of green tea each day.

There are so many foods I could have added to this list, not least eggs, nuts, seeds, and fish… but you get the idea, I’m sure.

Exercise

In addition to what I’ve said above, also try to add 30 to 60 minutes of exercise into your daily routine, to further boost your health.

That’s a good list, I eat broccoli raw. Another food to add to the list is walnuts, they have plenty of omega-3s which can be hard to get. 28 grams is enough for a day’s supply of omega-3, which is easy to eat. I’ve found a way you can eat them easily, if you take a look at http://faevia.com/2012/03/simple-solution-omega3/ for the details.